What is the mass percent of palmitic acid in stearic acid


Stearic acid (C18H36O2) and palmitic acid (C16H32O2) are common fatty acids. Commercial grades of stearic acid usually contain palmitic acid as well. A 1.115g sample of a commercial-grade stearic acid is dissolved in 50.00 mL benzene ( d= 0.879 g/mL). The freezing point of the solution is found to be 5.072. The freezing point of pure benzene is 5.533 degrees Celsius , and for benzene is 5.12 degrees Cm^-1. What is the mass percent of palmitic acid in the stearic acid sample?

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